Thinking of getting pregnant? If so, youāre probably wondering if you can afford to have a child or if thereās enough room in your home for one. But donāt forget to consider your health, too.
Category Archives: OB/GYN & Maternity
During hurricane Harvey, Dr. Vian Nguyen, director of OBGYN services at Legacy Community Health, helped deliver a baby over the phone.
Legacy has transformed from the little-clinic-that-could of the 1980s into an entire community health system, today made up of 29 locations, across Southeast Texas. While growth is good, we are just trying to keep up with the unfortunate ā and growing – demand for high-quality, affordable health care. Watch the new video.
Legacy’s mission is providing healthy change in diverse communities across Southeast Texas – both inside and outside the exam room. As part of that outside strategy, we care about legislative issues that impact the patients and broader communities we serve. Here are three policy areas weāll be monitoring and engaging in over the coming weeks.
Zika – How it spreads, what are the symptoms and what you can do to prevent being infected while pregnant.
There is an alarming rate of Texas moms dying after giving birth because of postpartum depression.
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Texans Donāt Want to Repeal Obamacare without a Replacement
As we wrote in a recent note to our patients, Legacy is aware of the understandable confusion and anxiety around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. What all Houstonians should know is that health insurance plans have not yet changed, and those who have insurance will continue to receive the benefits of their individual plan.
Legacy continuarĆ” proporcionando el cuidado de la salud a todos los que lo necesitan, independientemente de su capacidad de pago.
Legacy will continue to provide health care to all who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.
“My hope is more providers get into the business of influencing social determinants of health like Legacy is.”